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Why? Because he is upset with a deal that he hasn't played a single day of. In 2006, he signed a 7 year, $40 million extension with a $10.5 million signing bonus. His rookie deal ended at the end of the 2007 season and the extension actually begins this season. Yet, he appears to already be unhappy with the salary of this deal. So he is basically looking at that $10.5 million bonus as a bonus for him to honor his rookie contract. Unbelievable.
Sorry, but he was stupid enough to sign the deal. If he didn't like the deal, he should have played out his rookie contract and cash in this past offseason not take the eight figure bonus to sign the extension and then decide to hold out before he honors a single day of that extension because he feels the salary is too low. His salary for the 2008 season hasn't changed in two years.
I hope the Eagles take a hardline stance and say either play or don't play, but he isn't getting a dime more.
Granted this is a Florio rumor, so I could be eating these words in a day or two.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/andrews-could-be-a-holdout/#comment-61806
Sorry, but he was stupid enough to sign the deal. If he didn't like the deal, he should have played out his rookie contract and cash in this past offseason not take the eight figure bonus to sign the extension and then decide to hold out before he honors a single day of that extension because he feels the salary is too low. His salary for the 2008 season hasn't changed in two years.
I hope the Eagles take a hardline stance and say either play or don't play, but he isn't getting a dime more.
Granted this is a Florio rumor, so I could be eating these words in a day or two.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/24/andrews-could-be-a-holdout/#comment-61806